Shannon Yee

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What does the color dark green make you think of?
Christmas. More accurately, it makes me think of evergreen trees. Smells, being a strong memory trigger, bring the joys and fun of many Christmas celebrations around an evergreen tree.

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How many cousins do you have?
Two related by blood (& that I know or have even met). Their names are 7 and 10^12 (Trillion, for those of you not great with large numbers.)

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On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how honest are you?
5. Any other answer just wouldn’t be honest! That’s not to say that I lie half the time – I suppose I just don’t say everything that I think – fortunately for those listening…

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Name something that is truly free.
My first thought was salvation – Jesus paid the cost, so it’s free to those who believe, but some would say that if someone paid the cost than it’s not truly free and I’d have to agree. So, my next thought was breastfeeding. And, monetarily it is truly free, but often there are sacrifices involved for moms (with great reward as well) especially when there are problems, which are fairly common. So, my final thought is the beauty in nature/creation. When I see the stars on a clear night in the middle of nowhere, there is no cost at all and I gain perspective as well as appreciation for this life that I live.

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Using the letters in the word SPRING, write a sentence.
Several pretentious redheads invent nothing genuine.

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Given the choice, would you prefer to live in the country or in the city?
For living, I’d like to be in the city. It’s so convenient to be able to walk to the store or dinner and parks are close by. But, I love to visit the country.

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Who is the cutest kid you know?
Currently, Josiah is the cutest – with his scraped nose, chipped tooth and crazy red hair running around in Daddy’s shoes and cracking himself up ! But, Eila is a close second in my book…

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Fill in the blank: I couldn’t believe it when I heard ___________.
I couldn’t believe it when I heard my friend, Kristen, was pregnant again.

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If you could star in a commercial for one of your favorite products, which one would you want to advertise?
I’ve always wanted to be in a Pantene commercial. Those girls have such beautiful, thick, long hair and I’ve imagined that would be the award for best hair. But, I don’t use Pantene, so I probably won’t get hair like that with cheap imitations.

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What type(s) of vitamins and/or supplements do you take on a regular basis?
My doctor recommends that I take a calcium supplement and a multivitamin, but I don’t take anything.

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If you could be any current celebrity for one whole week, who would you want to be?
I would want to be Condoleezza Rice because I am curious what she actually does and would love to have all that power!

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On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how much do you enjoy talking on the phone?
3. I really don’t like talking on the phone, but I do it because I love the people I talk to.

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Name a charitable organization to which you have donated (or would like to).
Samaritan’s Purse, and I just got a nice magazine with heart-felt stories about how so many kids were helped by my donation (and many, many others).

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What is a food you like so much you could eat it every single day for a month?
Cookies or cereal.

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Have you or anyone in your family had the flu this year?
We all had the stomach flu twice. Josiah had pneumonia while Eila had a fever and aches with no cough, which to me is the flu virus.

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Have you ever played a practical joke on anyone? If so, what did you do and who was your victim?
In my youth I did several practical jokes (none of which I remember and always because of peer pressure!), but I’m so sensitive and hate being the butt of jokes, so I tend not to want to do them to others either.

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What do your salt and pepper shakers look like?
Salt is in a clear glass shaker with a cobalt blue top and bottom. The pepper is conveniently in the container in which I purchased it…

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Where is the next place you plan to visit (on vacation or business)?
I am very excited to visit the Walls to see my new nephew, niece and sisters (and maybe my brother-in-law too).

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What kind of lotion or cream do you use to keep your hands from getting too dry?
I used to use Lubriderm, but have recently switched to Eucerin.

Dessert
Make up a dessert, tell us its ingredients, and give it a name.
This is my favorite late night snack: Club crackers slathered in peanut butter dipped in a
steaming mug of hot chocolate. I call it Cookie Substitute.

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Name one thing that is unique about you.

This is surprisingly hard to specify. I know that I am definitely not like anyone else, but it isn’t just one thing that makes it so, but the combination of all the various parts and traits that make me me. To identify one thing, I can only think of the relationships that I have, namely I’m Brian’s wife and Eila and Josiah’s mom.

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Fill in the blank: My favorite _________ is __________ but I like _________ too.

My favorite cookie is chocolate & peanut butter chip but I like oatmeal cookies too.

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What type of wood do you have for your home’s furnishings?

All different, but our bedroom is cherry wood.

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Who do you talk to most often on the phone?

Probably my husband.

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What level of responsibility do you have in your job?

I can’t get any more responsibility in being a mother or wife or daughter or friend.

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What is your middle name? Would you change any of your names if you could? If so, what would you like to be called?

Michelle. No, but as a kid I wanted to change my name to something much shorter – I think I was just lazy…

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If you were a fashion designer, which fabrics, colors, and styles would you probably use the most?

Probably bright silk colors for going out type of attire. This would assume I was creative and could sew, which are not the case.

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What is your least favorite chore, and why?

I hate cleaning, that includes vacuuming, laundry, dishes, bathroom, dusting, mopping, sweeping, etc.

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What is something that really frightens you, and can you trace it back to an event in your life?

I am terrified of being abandoned by my husband – traced back to my dad leaving when I was 5 years old.

Dessert
Where are you sitting right now? Name 3 things you can see at this moment.

I’m at the computer (go figure) and I can see the large box of papers next to me waiting to be filed, a cute french board book, and a map of Paris from 1615 that Brian and I bought on our honeymoon.

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Name 2 things you would like to accomplish in 2008.
Saving money and investing it wisely.

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With which cartoon character do you share personality traits?
Bob the Tomato.

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What time of day (or night) were you born?
I am not sure, but I think it was around 7am.

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Tell us something special about your hometown.
It used to be one of the safest places to live in the US (or at least Michigan).

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If you could receive a letter from anyone in the world, who would you want to get one from?
My husband – a really long letter.

After missing quite a few feasts…

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What was the last game you purchased?
Candyland or Chutes & Ladders

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Name something in which you don’t believe.
Santa

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If you could choose a celebrity to be your boss, who would you pick?
Tyra Banks, because then I would probably be involved in some sort of modeling thing and would hopefully find it pretty interesting.

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What was a lesson you had to learn the hard way?
There are so many; I’ve learned that I cannot expect my husband to know what I want and do it without telling him very clearly.

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Describe your idea of the perfect relaxation room.
Warm, with a massage table and masseuse on standby as well as a comfortable chair and cozy blanket for reading books or journaling; there should be relaxing and uplifting music playing softly in the background.

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Which snack do you like to get when you go to the movies?

Popcorn with butter and a Diet Coke

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What year did you start using the internet?

?? Definitely 1996 or earlier, but I can’t remember what I did this morning, let alone what happened over 10 years ago.

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What is your first name in Pig Latin? (Here’s how to speak it if you don’t already know!)

annonshay

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Name something you are picky about.

Just about everything – one thing is how my toast is buttered.

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Fill in the blanks: I ____ ____ yesterday and I ____ ____ today.

I ate pizza yesterday and I ate pizza today.

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How much money do you plan to spend this upcoming holiday season?

Hopefully less than $500.

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What was the last television show you watched, and was it good?

Man vs. Wild; it was interesting – he drank his own urine and ate a spider. I don’t know if I’d call it good, but it passed the time while I folded laundry.

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If you had to paint the walls of your living room tomorrow, what color would you choose?

A light warm tan/beige color or the same color that is there now – Bohemian Beige.

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Name something clever or practical you have thought of that should be invented, but hasn’t yet.

Someone I know thought of this, but I’ll mention it here: a pump and tube to connect to babies while in their car seat – so they can nurse while on the go… It’s clever and practical, but there are some problems, like discretion and safety.

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List 3 things you would like to receive as gifts this upcoming holiday season.

1) Refrigerator/Freezer, 2) Trendy clothes, esp. shirts, 3) Someone to regularly clean my house!